Football 11/26/2008 11:28:00 AM

SCSMA Honors Seven Elon Football Players

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After finishing with sole possession of third place in the Southern Conference, No. 17 Elon landed seven players on the Southern Conference Sports Media Association’s 2008 All-Southern Conference football squad Wednesday morning, led by first-team selections junior wide receiver Terrell Hudgins (Rocky Mount, N.C./Rocky Mount) and senior place kicker Andrew Wilcox (Richmond, Va./Hermitage).

Senior punter Brandon Lane (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford), sophomore running back Brandon Newsome (Windsor, Va./Windsor), sophomore quarterback Scott Riddle (Ramseur, N.C./Eastern Randolph), junior offensive lineman Chris Werden (Charleston, S.C./James Island) and junior defensive back Walker White (Charlotte, N.C./West Mecklenburg) all earned Second Team All-Southern Conference accolades for the Phoenix (8-4 overall, 6-2 Southern Conference).

Hudgins has been named a First Team All-Southern Conference wide receiver by the SCSMA each of the last three seasons. The league’s coaches tabbed him a Second Team All-Southern Conference selection in 2006 and a First Team All-Southern Conference choice in 2007 and 2008. In 2007, Hudgins was tabbed a First Team All-American by The Associated Press, College Sporting News, CollegeSportsReport.com, The Sports Network and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. In 2006, he was dubbed a Second Team All-American by The Associated Press.

Hudgins is the all-time Elon and SoCon leader in receptions in a season (117 last year), receptions in a career (272), receiving yards in a career (3,617) and touchdown receptions in a career (36). He is the all-time Elon leader in receptions in a game (16 versus Liberty and at Furman last year), receiving yards in a season (1,474 last year), touchdown receptions in a game (tied with four versus Liberty last year) and touchdown receptions in a season (18 last year).

Hudgins is also the all-time SoCon leader in games receiving for at least 100 yards in a season (tied with seven last year), consecutive games receiving for at least 100 yards in a season (five last year) and games receiving for at least 100 yards in a career (18). Last season, Hudgins and former teammate Michael Mayers set the NCAA single-season record for the most receptions by two teammates (207) as well as the SoCon single-season record for the most receiving yards by two teammates (2,538).

Wilcox has been named the First Team All-Southern Conference place kicker by the SCSMA two of the last three seasons. The league’s coaches declared him a Second Team All-Southern Conference honoree in 2006 and a First Team All-Southern Conference pick in 2008. He is the all-time Elon leader in field goals made in a game (five versus Georgia Southern last year and five at Georgia Southern this year), field goals made in a season (22 this year), field goals made in a career (59), PAT kicks made in a game (tied with nine versus Presbyterian this year), PAT kicks made in a season (50 last year) and PAT kicks made in a career (130).

Wilcox ranks among the all-time SoCon career leaders in field goals made (second with 59), field goals attempted (second with 84), points scored by kicking (third with 307), extra points made by kicking (ninth with 130) and extra points attempted by kicking (tied for ninth with 136). His 22 field goals made this year tie the second-best single-season performance ever by a SoCon place kicker. His 27 field goals attempted this fall mark the fourth-highest total ever by a SoCon place kicker. Wilcox is the only SoCon place kicker to ever successfully convert a field goal in 12 games in a single season.

Elon All-Time Football Selections for

All-Southern Conference (SCSMA)

2004 – Brandon Mason, C (First Team)

2004 – Chad Nkang, LB (First Team)

2004 – John Taylor, RB (First Team)

2004 – Dwayne Ijames, DB (Second Team)

2004 – Calvin Sutton, LB (Second Team)

2005 – Chad Nkang, LB (First Team)

2005 – Dwayne Ijames, RS (Second Team)

2006 – Terrell Hudgins, WR (First Team)

2006 – Brandon Lane, P (First Team)

2006 – Chad Nkang, LB (First Team)

2006 – Andrew Wilcox, PK (First Team)

2006 – Michael Mayers, WR (Second Team)

2006 – Michael Moody, G (Second Team)

2006 – Wes Pope, QB (Second Team)

2007 – Terrell Hudgins, WR (First Team)

2007 – Brandon Lane, P (First Team)

2007 – Michael Mayers (RS First Team & WR Second Team)

2007 – Scott Riddle, QB (Second Team)

2007 – Corey Weaver, LB (Second Team)

2008 – Terrell Hudgins, WR (First Team)

2008 – Andrew Wilcox, PK (First Team)

2008 – Brandon Lane, P (Second Team)

2008 – Brandon Newsome, RB (Second Team)

2008 – Scott Riddle, QB (Second Team)

2008 – Chris Werden, OL (Second Team)

2008 – Walker White, DB (Second Team)

Elon All-Time Football Selections for
Southern Conference Annual Awards (SCSMA)

2005 – Chad Nkang, Defensive Player of the Year

2006 – Chad Nkang, Defensive Player of the Year

2007 – Pete Lembo, Coach of the Year

2007 – Scott Riddle, Freshman of the Year

–ELON–

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